Beef Samosas (Sambuus) سمبوسه

In the early seventies, an informal survey was conducted in some of Mogadishu’s teashops. The question was: “According to you, what is the most enjoyable thing in the world?” The top answer was: “To sit outside a teashop where the sand has been sprayed with water (i.e. no blowing sand), with a cup of tea and samosas in front of me, and my best buddy sitting next to me as we listen to the BBC.” That is deep! Someone can write a dissertation on that.

The BBC Somali Service used to be the most trusted source of news in Somalia; and samosas are samosas. They are perennial favourites and no casariye (Somali afternoon tea) can be complete without them. In Somalia, they were always fried, always filled with beef, and always delicious. Somalis call them sambuus (rhymes with Dr. Seuss), and in the diaspora many Somalis still haven’t come to terms with them being called samosas.

1. Place the ground beef in a pan set on medium heat. 2. Add the xawaash seasoning. 3. Add the vegetable seasoning. 4. Add the minced garlic and cook the meat till no moisture remains. 5. Add the ground black pepper. 6. Transfer to a bowl to cool.

1. Hold the pastry with the right angle towards you. 2. Fold one edge as shown. 3. Apply flour glue to the edge. 4. Lift the other corner. 5. Fold as shown. 6. The folded pastry. 7. Fill with the filling. 8. Tuck in the near side and apply flour glue. 9. Fold to get a perfect triangle.

Thank you very much. We are glad you liked the recipe. You will need to fry them straight from the freezer. However, fry them at a lower temperature otherwise the pastry will brown too quickly and the filling will be cold.

Wa’alaikum as-salam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
This is how we make Somali samosas, and it is better this way. The onions get cooked while you are frying them and they taste much better that way. Ramadan kareem to you and your family.

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I’d like to say I’m American girl who married a Somali man.. I’d like to say this website has really help me to make his cultural food along with mine. Well this was my first recipe I ever made and he asked me where did I buy sum well flavored sambusas. Thanx for all ur wounderful really pipes. I now do this samusa along with a potato with fried onions and peas.. yum yum yum!!!

Hi again thank you for the advice you gaveme for making the pastry I’m definantly gonna try it and I’ll let you know! Now how do you make xawaash seasoning mixture and also the vegetable seasoning mixture??

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